Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Charleston Tiger Football Foundation 7-on-7 Showcase will take place Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at Alumni Field in Charleston, Arkansas. There are 12 teams participating with pool play starting at 9:00 AM and ending at ~2:00 PM. The single elimination tournament to decide the championship will begin at 3:00 PM with the title game beginning at 5:30 PM. The teams will have 3 fields for play during the pool play rounds (Main Stadium [2] and the Practice Field) while the tournament will take place only in the Main Stadium (2 fields).

There is a $5 admission change for the all-day event. All proceeds from the showcase will go to support the Charleston Tiger Football Foundation.

(LITTLE ROCK, AR) –Twenty high school football teams invade
the Mighty Bluebird Complex on Friday for the 9th Annual Shootout of
the South 7-on-7 Tournament presented by Baptist Health Orthopedic Center.

Pulaski Academy, Fayetteville, and Russellville have attended
the tournament every year since it began in 2005 as the Bruin 7-on-7 Tournament.

The marquee quarterbacks going into the weekend will be
Lakeside’s Garrett Carson and Allen’s Kyler Murray, who has six BCS offers that
include Arkansas, Ohio State, and Texas A&M.

Players to keep an eye on at receiver are Jalen Curtis of
Russellville, Jordan Dennis and Blake Power of Fayetteville, Jacksonville duo
Robert Harris and Kajon Daniels, and Clarendon’s Richard Knox.Fayetteville’s C.J. O’Grady will work at
tight end.

Catching the ball out of the backfield will be highlighted
by running backs Logan Moragne and Deandre Brown of Little Rock Central, Lamont
Gause of Jacksonville, and Terrell Tyson of Fayetteville.

Defensively, Pulaski Academy’s Tyler Colquitt and Allen’s
Christian Sam, who has 16 BCS level offers, will be anchors at linebacker. Central’s Hayden Mills, Baylor commit Chad
Adams and Mayomi Olootu of Allen, and Fayetteville’s Dre Greenlaw alongside two-way
players Dennis and Tyson will be the best bets to shut down the offenses from
their secondary spots.

The top four teams will qualify
for the 7on7U National Championship (www.7on7.com) being held July 19-21 in
Washington, D.C.Pulaski Academy, won
the inaugural event in 2011.

Mighty Bluebird Complex is off Highway 10 West on Pinnacle
Valley Road.Admission to the tournament
is $3 per person each day.Age 5 and under
is free.Concessions will be available.